Clinical Psychologist Mental Health Support Team In Schools

Overview

Experienced Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) sought to lead and deliver specialist psychology within Dorset MHSTs. You will provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for children and families, and offer supervision, consultation and training to a multidisciplinary team. The role blends direct clinical work with workforce development and service improvement in schools and partner agencies. You’ll help implement Whole School Approaches to emotional wellbeing and contribute to service development within a dynamic, innovative CAMHS context. This is a senior clinical role with leadership responsibilities and cross-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children, young people and families with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
• Provide psychological consultation, advice and guidance to MHST practitioners, schools, colleges and partner agencies
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to Team Leads, Counsellors, Senior Clinical Supervisors and other MHST staff
• Support practitioners in assessment and management of complexity, uncertainty and risk
• Deliver training, consultation and reflective practice sessions to MHST staff, education professionals and partner agencies
• Support schools and colleges in developing and sustaining Whole School Approaches to wellbeing and mental health
• Contribute to workforce development, clinical governance, service evaluation, audit and quality improvement
• Collaborate with the CAMHS Clinical Psychology Service and contribute to psychology pathways, professional leadership and service innovation

Key requirements

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC Practitioner Psychologist registration
• Extensive experience delivering psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions with children, young people and families
• Experience in clinical supervision, consultation and multidisciplinary teamwork
• Experience with complexity, risk and safeguarding including risk assessment and management
• Experience working with education settings and partner agencies; understanding factors affecting learning and mental health
• Desirable: experience working closely with education settings
• Essential: leadership ability to contribute to service development and quality improvement
• Travel ability to work flexibly across Dorset and BCP across multiple settings

• leadership and clinical governance experience
• consultation and collaboration across disciplines
• training and reflective practice facilitation
• psychological assessment and formulation
• evidence-based interventions for children and families
• supervision and consultation skills

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